【句子】Can I take a rain check?   【Desperate Housewives S2E8】

【发音】/kən/ /aɪ/ /teɪk/ /ə/ /reɪn/ /tʃek/

【发音技巧】Can I连读；take a连读；

【翻译】咱们为何不改天呢？

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下，take a rain check的用法。

首先先搞清楚什么叫做rain check，这个看英文解释就懂了，

比如说，这一条：

a ticket that allows you to see an event at a later time if bad weather stops that event from happening

本来要去看演出，但是由于坏天气，演出取消了，你可以拿着这个rain check，下次演出恢复的时候，就可以直接来看。

所以在英文中，rain check其实就有“改日再约”这样一种含义；

eg: She declined the invitation to dinner, but asked for a rain check.

她婉言谢绝了吃晚餐的邀请，但是请求改日再一起共进晚餐。

而今天视频中，take a rain check也是非常常见的搭配，就表示“改日再约、换个时间再做”；

If you say you will take a rain check on an offer or suggestion, you mean that you do not want to accept it now, but you might accept it at another time.

eg: I was planning to ask you in for a brandy, but if you want to take a rain check, that's fine.

我原本计划着，请你进来喝杯白兰地，但是如果你想下次再说，也行。

eg: Can I take a rain check on that?

这事儿咱们能下次再约吗？

eg: -- Are you coming for a drink?

-- Can I take a rain check? I must get this finished tonight.

—— 你来喝一杯吗？

—— 能下次再说吗？我必须今晚把这活儿弄完。

eg: I'm sorry, but I'll take a rain check for dinner this Saturday. Would next weekend work for you?

抱歉，但是这周六的晚餐我得换个时间了，下个周末你会有空吗？

eg: I'm sorry. I'm just too exhausted to go out tonight. Could I take a rain check?

抱歉，今晚真的是太累了，不想出去了。咱们能改日吗？

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

-- Would you like to try that new restaurant tonight?

-- I'm afraid I'm busy tonight, but can I take a rain check?